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Simple Method to Label, Track Nanoparticles Could Help Better Understand Plastic Pollution

A ground-breaking method to label and track manufactured nano-plastics could signal a paradigm shift in how we understand and care for environments, finds a new study.

9 Dec 2020

Emissions from Cooking Stay Longer in Air and Add to Climate Change

A new study reveals that particulate emissions from cooking tend to remain in the air for a longer time compared to what was thought earlier, thus contributing more to poor air quality and human health.

9 Dec 2020

Recycle2Trade to Develop New Landfill Methane Emission Monitoring Intelligence Platform

Recycle2Trade, a leading environmental sector ICT specialist, has signed up to the national SPRINT business support programme. SPRINT funding will enable Recycle2Trade to collaborate with the University of Leicester on a project that will use satellite observations of landfills to detect gas emissions and damage to surrounding vegetation.

8 Dec 2020

Mass Incarceration Associated with Increases in Industrial Emissions

Mass incarceration is as much an environmental problem as it is a social one, according to a new Portland State University study that finds increases in incarceration are significantly associated with increases in industrial emissions.

7 Dec 2020

Reduced Use of Water Pipes with High Chromium Alloy can Prevent Toxication

A new study performed by engineers from the University of California Riverside (UC Riverside) reports that rusted iron pipes could react with residual disinfectants present in drinking water distribution systems and generate carcinogenic hexavalent chromium in drinking water.

4 Dec 2020

"Bottle Tags" Boost Understanding of Plastic Litter's Movement Through Rivers

A new study demonstrates the potential for plastic bottles tagged with tracking devices to deepen our understanding of how plastic pollution moves through rivers. Emily Duncan of the University of Exeter, U.K., and colleagues present this research in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on Dec 2, 2020.

3 Dec 2020

“Message in a Bottle” Tags Show How Far and Fast Plastic Pollution can Move

As shown by electronic tags released in the Ganges river, plastic pollution can travel thousands of kilometers in a matter of months.

3 Dec 2020

Art and Marine Biotech Combine to Help Solve Global Plastics Problem

The development of Marine-derived Biopolymer Materials at Flinders University to help solve global plastics problems has taken the innovative step of inviting artists work with research scientists in identifying the widest possible applications for the new materials.

3 Dec 2020

PLASTICS Applauds Senate for Passing Save Our Seas 2.0 Act

The U.S. Senate has approved the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, legislation the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) supports, that would improve domestic infrastructure to reduce marine debris, further research into detection and clean-up, and enhance international cooperation to solve the problem.

3 Dec 2020

New Storytelling Toolkit Could Help Mitigate Urban Air Pollution in India

Researchers at Keele University have performed a new study that investigates the use of environmental storytelling as a tool to bring down urban air pollution in India.

2 Dec 2020